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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12. 1914- 1,158,601 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT-12. 1914. 1,158,601 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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T0 kill who'm it may 0mm I Be it known that I, CHARLissD. WARLioK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Salisbury, in the county of Rowan and State'of North Carolina, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Tables, of which'the following is a specificatioii.

v This inveiition relates to iii pi'ovements in tables and has particular appl cants to a combination -serving table aild'tea wagon.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide" a serving table which may be converted into a serving table and which inay also be utilized as a card table.

It is also nay purposeto provide a table of the class described whereinjthe compon ent parts may be moved relatively to one another quickly and conveniently toohange the table into a tea wagon and vice versa and wherein the parts will 'be securely "and efiectively helol'inadjusted positions so that the resultant structure will be rigid and stable.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and'arrangenient of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claims. y

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is arieiv in front elevation of a serving table constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom planview of the table. Fig. 31s a view 1n front elevation showing the table converted intoate'a wagon. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the top of the table showing the parts in the positions they o'ccupy when adjusted to forhi the serving table. Fig. 5 is a similar view showingthe parts in the positions the'y occupy when the device isconve'rted intoa tea wagon. Fig. Gis an enlar ed perspective view of a detail of the invention. 7 is a similar view showing the device illustrated in Fig. 6 in another position.

Referring now to the in detail, 1 designates'a table top constructedof any suitable materialand havingthe upper surface thereof, preferably, polished. Disposed in face to face contactwith the under surface of thetop 1 at the endedges cif said top are transverse bars 2 hinged to the'top throiighthe medium of hutt'liin' g es'Shaving Specification of Letters iPatent.

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the 'pintles thereof disposed substantially flush with the end edges of the tabletop. Appropriately fastened to thelower surface of each'bar 2 adjacent to the opposite extre'inities there'of'alnd depending therefrom are legs 4 cooperating with the legs cohnected with the remaining bar to support the table top. Secured to the lower extreinities of the legs 4- are non-scraping casters 5. itirrfaiiged transversely of the under surface of the top 1 and dispos'edin proximity to the hingedbars 2 respectively are strips 5, 5 e'achh'aving one side wall thereof placed in face 'tofac'e contact with the under surface of the top, and hinged at the outer edge to suchsu'rface of the top by means of butt hinges 6 having the leaves theredf secured, respectively, to the confronting faces of the table top and strip. These strips 5, 5 are capable or'swinging movement from hori- Zontal position to verticalposition and when in horizontal position the outer-edges thereof abut the confronting edges of the bars Zso that thestrips are held against 'IHOVG- nient to vertical position under the action of gravity. Secured to the inner edge of'each strip 5 adjacent to the ends thereof are casters 7 of some suitable construction.

In the'pi eseiit instance, longitudinal side boards 8 depend fro1nthe top of the table at the longitudinal edges thereof between the legs '4, while end boards 9 are secured toth'e bottom surfaces of the bars 2 and depelidtherefrombetween the legs 4, the end bairs and 'side bars cooperating torender the strips 5 and casters 7 invisible from the sides aiidehd's'of the table. I

'10 designates a drawer slida-bly inounted with guide railsseciired to the under surface of the table top approximately centrally thereof, thedrawerbeing inov'able to open aiiidlclosed positions through anopening in cheer-tile side boards 8. u

H The table as thus constructed and with the legs 4 depending froin the top 1 and 'the casters held up against the under surface of the top, may he used as a c'ardtable, as thestfips 5 and casters carried thereby are out of the Way. The legs L at each end of the table are interconnected, a'djacentto the lowenextreniitie's thereof, through the mediiirn of a cross bar 11 and formed in the upper edges of the cross bars 11 approxiiiirltely'centrally thereof are alining groo'ves ing shoulders 16 at the meeting ends of the.

12 having the side walls thereof converging toward the inner sides of the cross bars so as to form substantially wedge shaped grooves.

13 designates a connecting bar spanning the space between the cross bars 11 and having the extremities thereof formed with outwardly projecting tongues 14. The side edges of each tongue 11 at the juncture of the latter with the end of the connecting bar, are cut inwardly toward the extremity of the connecting bar as at 15, thereby formtongueand bar. The inwardly cut edges of the tongues 14: fit into the wedge shaped grooves 12, thereby holding the legs 4: at the ends of the table in parallelism and preventing spreading of such legs incident to the weight on the table, the bar 13 and tongues 14: taking the strain as the legs tend to spread. The side edges of each tongue 11 at the outer extremity thereof converge toward each other as at 17 in a direction opposite from the inclination of the inner end portion of the tongue, thereby decreasing the width of the tongue at the outer end thereof and fastened to the upper surfaces of the tongues 14 are metal plates 18 having the outer ends thereof downturned as at 19 and disposed in a plane at right angles to that of the tongues.

Y QO designatesa tray adapted to be placed upon the top 1 and comprising a substantially rectangular frame 21 having the bottom edge thereof rabbeted as at 22 to receive a bottom 23, and the upper edge thereof rabbeted'as at 21 and the bottom wall of the rabbet 21 rabbeted as at 25. The lower wall of the rabbeted portion 25 lies flush with the bottom 23 to receive a panel 26 of fabric or other suitable material and a plate of glass 27 lying upon the fabric panel 26. Disposed within the rabbeted portion 24 and overlying the rabbeted portion 25 and the marginal edge of the plate 27 is a securing frame 28 fastened within the rabbeted portion 24 by means of screws 29 or other fastening devices and acting to hold the plate 27 and the fabric 26 in proper positions upon the bottom 23 of the tray. The inner edge of the securing frame 28 is formed with a rabbeted portion 30 and when the tray is placed upon the top 1 of the table, such tray is inverted as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 and the rabbeted portion 30 of the securing plate 28 receives the marginal edges of the table top, thereby holding the tray against longitudinal and lateral sliding movement upon the top. The outer surface of the bottom 23 of the tray is disposed within the plane of the outer edge of the vertical wall of the rabbeted portion 22 and seated upon the tray 20 whenthe latter is placed upon the table top is a supplemental top 31 substantially rectangular in contour and having the under surface thereof rabbeted at the marginal edges as at 32 to receive the upwardly projecting portion of the frame above the bottom 23 of the tray whereby the bottom of the supplemental top will lie in face to face contact with the bottom 23 of the tray, thereby presenting a stable and rigid structure. The supplemental top 31, at onelongitudinal edge, is formed with an upwardly the ends of the table top into the same plane as the top, asillustrated in Fig. 5. When the hinged bars 2 are in this position, the legs 4 project upwardly from the top of the table as illustrated in Fig. 3. The strips 5 carrying the casters 7 are. now swung from horizontal position to vertical position so that the top 1 is supported above the fioorr In order to hold the strips 5 in vertical position suitable means is employed. In the present instance, blocks 34. are pivoted upon studs 35 depending from the top 1 and these blocks are adapted to be swung about the studs 35 into engagement with the inner sides of the respective strips 5 when the latter are in vertical position to hold the strips in such position, and to be moved out of engagement with the strips when the latter are elevated. are extended above the top 1 as just described, the cross bars 11 are reversed and the grooves 12 disposed on the lower edges of such bars and relatively reversed and in this position of the cross bars the grooves 12 therein are adapted to receive the outer extremities of the tongues, the inclined edges 17 of the tongues conforming to the inclination of the side walls of the grooves, while the turned ends 19 of the plates 18 abut the outer surfaces of the cross bars and so prevent spreading of the legst. The tray 20 is now set upon the upper ends of the legs 1 top side up and in order to accommodate the casters 5 carried by the legs 1 the bottom'23 of the tray at the corners of the latter is formed with concaved recesses 36 within which the casters 5 seat. Thus, the tray is held immovable upon the legs. The tea wagon thus formed may now be rolled from placeto place on the casters 7 and the dishes placed upon the tray and the top 1 below the tray. To facilitate the rolling of the tea wagon handles 37 37 are secured to the cross bars 11 respectively and project outwardly therefrom when the cross bars are inverted, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

Pivoted to the upper edges of the cross When the legs 4c *barsll and adapted to be swungbeneath the outer ends of the tongues 14, when the serving table is converted into a tea wagon, are cleats 38 designed to prevent the accidental removal ofthecross bar 13.

' When the component parts of the table are in serving table formation, a shelf 39 is preferably disposed upon the cross bars 11 and connecting bar 13.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation and manner of employing my improved table will be readily apparent.

It will be seen that I have provided a table whichmay be readily converted from a serving table into a tea wagon and which may be used as a card table when desired, and

wherein the component parts are so correlated and arranged as to reduce the possibility of derangement to a minimum.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a

table comprising a top, legs hinged to the under surface of said top at the end edges thereof and capable of swinging movement from a perpendicular position below the top to a vertical position above-said top, casters secured to the under surface of said top for supporting the latter when said legs are eX- tending upwardly from the top, and a tray adapted to rest upon the upper ends of said legs when above the top and cooperating with the latter to form a tea wagon.

2. In a device of the class described, a table comprising a top, legs hinged to the under surface of said top at the end edges thereof and capable of swinging movement from a perpendicular position below the top to a vertical position above said top, casters hinged to the under surface of said top and normally disposed in an out of the way position against the top and capable of swinging movement to vertical position to support the top when said legs are extending upwardly from the top, and a tray adapted to rest on the upper ends of said legs when above the top and cooperating with the latter to form a tea wagon.

3. In a device of the class described, a table comprising a top, legs hinged to the under surface of said top at the end edges thereof and capable of swinging movement from a perpendicular position below the top to a vertical position above said top, casters hinged to the under surface of said top and normally disposed in an out of the way position against the top and capable of swinging movement to vertical position to support the top when said legs are extending upwardly from the top, a tray adapted to rest on the upper ends of said legs when above the top and cooperating with the latter to form a tea wagon, and means for holding said casters in vertical position.

4. In a device of the class described, a table comprising a top, legs hinged to the under surface of said top at the end edges thereof and capable of swinging movement from a perpendicular position below the top to a vertical position above said top, casters secured to the under surface of said top for supporting the latter when said legs are extending upwardly from the top, a tray adapted to rest upon the upper ends of said legs when above the top and cooperating with the latter to form a tea wagon, and means holding said legs against spreading.

5. In a device of the class described, a table comprising a top, bars hinged to the under surface of said top at the end edges thereof, legs connected to said bars and deendin therefrom and ca oablc of swin in b b D movement from a perpendicular position below the top to a vertical position above said top, casters hinged to the under surface of said top for supporting the latter when said legs are extending upwardly from the top and normally disposed against the under surface of the table in an out of the way position and held in such position by said bars and capable of swinging movement to a vertical position to support the top, and a tray adapted to rest on the upper ends of said legs when above the top and cooperating with the latter to form a tea wagon.

6. In a device of the class described, a table comprising a top, bars hinged to the under surface of said top at the end edges thereof, legs connected tosaid bars and depending therefrom and capable of swinging movement from a perpendicular position below the top to a vertical position above said top, casters hinged to the under surface of said top for supporting the latter when said legs are extending upwardly from the top and normally disposed against the under surface of the table in an out of the way position and held in such position by said bars and capable of swinging movement to a vertical position to support the top, a tray adapted to rest on the upper ends of said legs when above the top and cooperating with the latter to form a tea wagon, and means for preventing longitudinal and lateral movement of said tray upon said legs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES DAILY WARLIGK.

IVitnesses:

J. B. MARSH, J. W. COMPTON.

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